​Electrical Fixed Wiring Testing (EICR) and PAT Testing became mandatory for Private Rented Properties in Scotland in December 2015.

New Smoke/Heat/Carbon detection legislation was introduced in May 2014.

This applies to all Private Rented Properties.

Visit our website for more information as well as the view the information in the below, supplied by Stirling Council to all Private Landlords in July 2017

It's been a good few weeks since our last website blog post and while we do intend to keep our blog post updates regular sometimes our busy job schedule just takes over and rightly our attention is focused on delivering a high standard of work as well as customer service.

One of the jobs that we have been focusing on was the installation of a new commercial fire alarm system as well as emergency lighting at a church near Stirling.

Our team of electricians and engineers did a fantastic job installing the systems to not only help protect the users of the building but the cabling and equipment was installed unobtrusively keeping in mind the nature of the building.

Our electrical, fire and security services can help you meet various health and safety regulations and we would be delighted to help with your requirements so please contact us.

Some photos of our fire alarm and emergency lighting installation job are below.

Look out for our article and advert in the new edition of Love Local Mag which will be dropping through your letterbox in Stirling & Clackmannanshire soon.

On the streets of Scotland this coming week will be our new van branded with our electrical services. 

This vehicle is the latest of our fleet to be changed to white with our new branding.

The first journey will take the van to a 3 day visit to Isle of Bute.

Look out also for our security system branded vehicles. 

One year on from our successful assessment to become an approved member of security system accreditation company NSI, I am delighted that we have today passed our annual assessment.

Accreditation is important to us and along with our membership of SELECT, Which Trusted Traders, Scottish Building Standards and Buy With Confidence, our NSI membership in 2016 was one of the top highlights of the companies 20 years. 

We value the feedback we receive from these technical and office audits as it helps us improve the services that we provide to our customers.

Thank you to all our team who have put in the hard work in gaining approval from all these highly respected organisations. 

It may be the weekend and some of us will be enjoying some downtime but electricity doesn't know its Saturday or Sunday and continues to power our lives which means electrical safety is a 24/7/365 concern and something we all must be aware of to make sure we keep safe as best as we can.

Electrical safety especially in private rented homes has improved greatly over the last few years due to a change in electrical and fire safety regulations meaning mandatory electrical wiring testing and increased fire detectors has improved the safety for the tenants.

Improving electrical safety in homes and businesses continues to be at the top of the agenda for our electrical trade organisation in Scotland SELECT and their hard work so far should be congratulated and their efforts for continual improvement supported.

Last year I wrote a small article on electrical safety and efficiency in homes which was published in the popular Love Local magazine which covers Stirling and Clackmannanshire areas.

The article can be read below and if you have any questions about how you can improve electrical safety and efficiency in your premises please ask by commenting on this post or contact me via our website. 

Another good source for safety advice within your home can be found at the Electrical Safety First website.